OnThisDay.com and Xiaomi Launch Content Partnership
OnThisDay.com and Xiaomi Launch Content Partnership
New Zealand based website OnThisDay.com, is proud to announce a
partnership with Chinese mobile giant Xiaomi to display the
site’s today in history content in Xiaomi’s calendar
app. This service will be available for Xiaomi India users.
From November 2nd with the launch of the global
version of its MIUI 9 operating system, Xiaomi’s calendar
app will display a handful of significant events in history
sourced from OnThisDay.com. Users will be able to
click on any event for more information from OnThisDay.com or to access the site’s
extensive list of historical events for that day in
history.
Below is a screenshot from Xiaomi’s
calendar app showing the new On This Day card with
historical events from OnThisDay.com.
Xiaomi, the
5th largest global mobile phone producer is expanding its
global footprint aggressively and has a presence in over 40
regions outside China.
For its part, OnThisDay.com is the world's largest,
most accurate site for today in history. One of the most
popular history based sites online, it is trusted by over
two and a half million people a month.
Founder and
Managing Editor of OnThisDay.com, James Graham says the
partnership “is a great opportunity for the site to reach
Xiaomi’s large user base in emerging markets, notably in
India”.
About
OnThisDay.com
OnThisDay.com is the world’s largest,
most accurate site for today in history with over 209,000
historical events, famous birthdays, weddings, divorces and
notable deaths. Based in Tauranga, New Zealand, OnThisDay.com receives over 2.5 million
visitors a month and is ranked in the top 6,000 websites in
the United States by web analytics company
Alexa.
About Xiaomi
Xiaomi was
founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun based on the
vision “innovation for everyone”. We believe that
high-quality products built with cutting-edge technology
should be made accessible to everyone. We create remarkable
hardware, software, and Internet services for and with the
help of our Mi fans. We incorporate their feedback into our
product range, which currently includes Mi and Redmi
smartphones, Mi TVs and set-top boxes, Mi routers, and Mi
Ecosystem products including smart home products, wearables
and other accessories. With presence in over 40 countries
and regions, Xiaomi is expanding its footprint across the
world to become a global
brand.